The Bucket List

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1‭-‬2 NIV

Last night I was looking for a movie to watch on Netflix and found 'The Bucket List' with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. I had heard bits and pieces about the movie but has never seen it. From the trailers it looked to be a comedy and I was expecting something along the lines of 'Wild Hogs'. Well, that's not exactly true. The movie was poignant and well done. Both men faced cancer. Both were given less than a year to live. It was how they faced the mortal news that was the premise of the movie. Two unlikely strangers faced their final days together, doing things they never thought they'd do. It was as if they were attempting to set themselves free of the death sentence by ignoring it. Or maybe they hoped for a miracle that by living so freely they could beat the disease that was eating them alive.

I believe that as humans we know we are mortal but we don't think about it much. We spend our days trying to free ourselves from the law of death. We eat right. We exercise. We take care when working with power tools. We don't walk under ladders. We don't drink to excess. We do all this hoping to squeeze a few more years out of this life.

But our attempts are vain. We have an expiration date. Well, our physical bodies do. In order to preserve our souls for eternity, we must believe in the one who has set our spirit free from death. Free from sin. Free from eternal separation from God. Jesus offered up himself so that we might live forever. Sure we might be sad that our life hete is ending. People will mourn our passing. I think I will miss my family. But I will see them again because our God has conquered death so that we might live forever with him.

So no matter how much time you might have left, put God first on your bucket list.